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Thank you!

That's not what my message was though........I just want people to understand that it's not actually a crutch, but more like a tool. And any tool can be overused, but if the capo was a crutch it would make the guitar easier to play, and when I put on a capo I still have to play the same way I would without a capo - it won't help you play better, or smoother - you still have to work at it with or without a capo. A capo is simply like using an effect, it can make any tuning sing just a bit more, or you can use it to play the same chords in any key. In any case, my point was to bring more variety to one's sound - a capo can be a plus, and depending on what your goals are, using one may not be for you. I was trying to simply point out the pro's and cons. This video I did, wasn't great by any means, and I probably communicated the concept very poorly, but hopefully I can make a better one in the future. However, if the capo really leaves you in the guitar ghetto as you call it, then that would include a whole host of A list players and music legends who use a capo. Thanks for listening! Patrick

Thanks so much for listening! It's cool that you own more than 1 like me. I want to make the Treblebass more of a guest on my channel in the future for sure!

Thanks man!

You would have to look into longer bags.......there are some longer duffle type of bags that are good - Hercules mic stand bags actually do fit pretty well with the extended boards.

Interesting - nobody at Emerald told me that- thanks for the heads up, but I have a very good tech guy that works on all of my guitars locally (right here in my back yard). It's just easier to get it installed here at home then sending Emerald the pickup, or at least for me it is........and thanks for watching!

@@pwoods100 great that you have a tech close by. Can just have them shipped to emerald directly from stew Mac and they didn’t charge me for the installation.

You can also flip one large latching tube to prevent another section from slipping out in the opposite pull direction.

Cool, thanks for watching - I just put the velcro underneath the pedals so they'll stick on the board - and for whatever reason I've never had trouble with the board sliding around.

Thanks Victor!

Thanks so much Victor!

Hi there! I'm not a gamer - but it's possible a gamer mentioned me or something about my channel to you. I have no idea who it might have been; wish I could help you. Thanks for dropping by anyway!

Very cool! Have heard good things about the HyVibes - thanks for your interest!

Hey there! As far as the ghost piezo, no I have no regrets about getting the Anthem instead. Maybe the ghost would have sounded just as good, but I sure have no qualms about the Anthem - as that is the main pickup that really drives my sound. No regrets whatsoever about the Emerald! It's the perfect performance guitar for me, and it's beveled edges and sides make playing live so much more comfortable. I actually feel more relaxed onstage because of it. There is just something about the shape of it that does it for me. Carbon fiber has a sound all of it's own that for me, is very warm. But it's not the same type of warmth that comes from wooden guitars. It's just a different sound, and not everyone digs it and that's okay. Like I've said in the past, I still prefer my rosewood guitar for recording any day. But for the stage, I can't think of a better guitar suited for me at the moment than Emerald x20. Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much for listening! Eric Loy is a beast for sure.........

Thanks so much for listening man!

Hi there El, thanks for dropping by - I've heard of you! To answer your question - that guitar is a carbon fiber make, a company called "Journey guitars." It's actually Navy blue, not black - but the lighting in some of my videos makes it look darker. I don't play the Journey much anymore, I'm playing an Emerald x20 these days (carbon fiber company in Ireland) - in my recent videos. I use my Emerald for live and video stuff, and for studio recording - I still use my custom rosewood Donohue guitar. Cheers! Patrick

@@pwoods100 Do you like emerald better than rainsong?

@@ElMcMeen1a I've never owned a Rainsong, but I know other players who do and they sound great - however I think the Emerald is better because not only does it sound just as good if not more so, they make the guitar with rounded, beveled edges, making it extremely comfortable to play onstage. And their design looks WAY cooler.

Thanks for listening!

Thank you!

Hi there! I use D'Addario gauge .012 - .053 on the Emerald. I usually use .013 's on my other guitars, but for some reason - .012's felt better on this one. Thanks for your interest!

Thank you so much!

Not planning on taking it underwater, but thanks for watching! Lol......

That is so cool man! Thanks for commenting!

Thank you! Yes, on the blue one the bass half is frettless. I've had that one for over 20 years. This particular video is only an introduction to these guitars - way more to come!

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much!

Ha! Probably........but if they would just tweak some things they could have a stellar product.

Thanks for the reply! If someone has had a great experience with them in the past - then I can't argue with that. I'm only going on what I and some others experienced.

Thanks JJ! More to come within the next year - been working up a whole new setlist with more variety - some popular cover song arrangements, some modern ambient pieces - plus a few tunes that will be traditional thumb picking Chet Atkins/Tommy E style - and even some vocal tunes. These will be leaked over the next two years. Stay tuned!

Thanks for the kind words Brad!

Thanks so much for your kind words and encouragement!

Thank you! Have a happy and safe holliday!

Thanks for the kind words!

Man, thanks so much - made my day! This inspires me to make better videos, and keep moving forward.

Thanks for commenting JJ - I did actually try the Burgundy one out before I bought it - but it was only unplugged there in the showroom at Sweetwater. I knew it sounded slightly different - but detected nothing bad at the time. Even the first try through my sound system at home - I only started to notice something was very wrong the 2nd or third time I plugged it in. Why it took my ears longer to notice it - I don't know. MY beef wasn't that the sound was different - just that it wasn't good. I emailed Journey the first day I took the guitar home and suspected it was made differently - and they got back to me. The first email I sent them all I wanted to know about was the sound and the pickup system. I still wasn't sure about returning it - I still wanted to keep it and work with it. Then when I realized the guitar wasn't going to work - I emailed them again to tell them of the situation and still haven't heard back. I'm going to be trying an Emerald soon - and that's the carbon fiber company I originally wanted to go with. There's a ton of fingerstyle players here on You Tube who play Emerald's and they all sound great - but I'm going to purchase one not assuming the outcome until I play it hard for about a week.

Thank you - actually the lighting is terrible in this video for some reason - too dark. But I'm still learning about video techniques - thanks for watching!

For sure!

Big difference between Django Reinhardt and Tommy. Yes, Django might have played a lot of notes - but not in Tommy Emanuel gunslinger style! Those are two different types of players - and even Pierre plays a lot of notes, but does it in a totally different way. I think what he was getting at, was the fact that when someone like Tommy plays fast - it's sometimes becomes muddled with "filler" notes and over-the-top "chops." I kind of get what Pierre was saying, but at the same time I love Tommy for what Tommy does - and that is to take no prisoners. That's the style of show he puts on, whether people get or they don't. And Pierre just thought that Tommy was too over the top, at least some of the time. But that's his opinion, and I asked for it - so I wasn't going to push back too much. Lol.

@@pwoods100 Oh ok, I get your point... anyways, I love all of these three guitarists. 👍

Thank you!

Thanks so much!

Cool! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for watching!

That is absolutely incredible! Thanks for sharing your story.

That is absolutely incredible! Thanks for sharing your story.

Thanks for the kind words!

There were a couple of items where I didn't play an example or demonstrate the technique - namely # 5 (alternate tunings) - because that's one obvious enough for most guitarists to know what I'm talking about without me going into detail, plus I felt the video was getting a tad too long by that point. But I will keep that in mind for next time...... Thanks for watching!